Wicked Willie

The_Healys

Message 13553 · 20 Oct 1998 16:54:16 · Fixed-width font · Whole thread

Not having my copy of the book in the office, I do, however, have
access to the Strathspey Archive.

Message 12879 dated 25 August 1998 from Marjorie McLaughlin:

>>From the notes in Harry Ways' "The Bicentennial Book" - =

> "Wicked Willy (Uilleam Dona) was a cat who belonged to Mairi MacRea
> of South Uist in the Hebrides. His picture may be seen in
> Margaret Fay Shaw's book "Folk songs and Folklore of South Uist".

> The tune for the dance was written by Andrew Rankine.

Great archive, Anselm

Jim Healy
Perth, Scotland